The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
A MILITARY POST ROMANCE.
Romantic Affair In Which n Dashing Lieu
tenant and Beautiful Nun Figure.

Romantic Affair In Which n Dashing Lieu
tenant and a Beautiful Nun Figure
Dakota Letter in st. Paul Pioneer-Press.
certain Northwestern military post has just
been the scene of very romantic affair, which
has been the subject of much gossip in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the post.
At the post is located body Of nuns under
the charge of mother superior, who is one of the
youngest and most devoted of her sect. The
sisters are mostly employed in teaching Indian
schools. and have met with remarkable sue
plesy for young girl to consecrate her life
to such work. She not only leaves the world
but she departs afar from home and friends.
setting up. as 1t were, an altar in
the wilderness, and there. with no
hope of earthly reward, che gives her
life to the bettermeDt of the most unpromising
of Gods people. But, said, the sisters have
succeeded wonderfully in this field. and have
gradually aroused interest and even enthusiasm
in the hearts of these stole people. Mr.. Holman.
OF Indiana, in his visit to Dakota two years ago
was very strong in the expression OF the opiu-
ion that these Indian schools ought to be carried
on remote from Indian posts. He said that it
was wrong to surround soldiers and the Indian
women with the mutual temptation that oeset
them while In close proximity, and perhaps the
incident here narrated shows the wisdom of his
Judgment. although it is no. q dusky maiden
who became tempted in this instance
About SIX months ago the sisters at the post
mentioned were reinforced by q very beautiful
nun who had just completed her stated course
for such work and had been sent ont to take part
in the task of regenerating the savage. She
but twenty-five and the life, the country-every-
thing was new to her. Shs went to
her task overwhelmingly; but all was
strange and marvellous. The only persons
she saw outside of the sisters and the Indians
were the officers of the post, who were
accustomed to paying frequent visits to
the schools. Among the officers was q darling
lieutenant who has the reputation of being very
fascinating. He was married. but his wife was
absent on an extended journey. He Sister
Angela, as we will call her, though that is not
her name. and was at once smitten. He was not
slow In showing signs of interest, and It
evident that the young nun was By means in
different to the handsome officer. The mother
very carefully. Finally the young man was
placed under arrest for some slight offense
and ordered to keep his quarters. Not being
able to Sister Angela. he wrote her a note
saying he was in trouble and begging her to
come to him. This letter came into the hands
of The smother superior, and was never delivered.
He followed 1t ND with another. and still anoth-
err. but all met the same fate. Finally the moth
err superior took sick. She confined to her
room for few days. and during that time the
notes reached Sister Angela and
were promptly answered. A meeting was ar
times is not known, but the meetings
were discovered, and immediate steps
were taken to put sto D to them. After ex-
postulation and warning, both the part of the
mother of the hayward sister and on the part
of the officers to the infatuated lieutenant il
back to the convent in the East for discipline.
In the charge of a nun. therefore, she was taken
to the railroad, and by this time is surely housed
within the protecting walls of the home institu-
ton The lieutenant is said to be resolved to
discover her by hook by crook but it is I'M
ierstood if he persists in his pursuit the military
authorities will take hand in the business and
. court-martal will result.